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tar⋅ry

1  [tar-ee] verb, -ried, -ry⋅ing, noun, plural -ries.
Use tarry in a Sentence
–verb (used without object)
1. to remain or stay, as in a place; sojourn: He tarried in Baltimore on his way to Washington.
2. to delay or be tardy in acting, starting, coming, etc.; linger or loiter.
3. to wait.
–verb (used with object)
4. Archaic. to wait for.
–noun
5. a stay; sojourn.
Origin:
1275–1325; ME taryen to delay, tary a delay < ?

Related forms:
tar⋅ri⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
1. rest, lodge, stop, abide. 3. See wait.

Antonyms:
1. leave.

tar⋅ry

2  [tahr-ee]
–adjective, -ri⋅er, -ri⋅est.
of or like tar; smeared with tar.
Origin:
1545–55; tar 1 + -y 1

Related forms:
tar⋅ri⋅ness, noun
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tar·ry 1   (tār'ē)   
v.   tar·ried, tar·ry·ing, tar·ries

v.   intr.

  1. To delay or be late in going, coming, or doing. See Synonyms at stay1.

  2. To wait.

  3. To remain or stay temporarily, as in a place; sojourn.

v.   tr. Archaic
To wait for; await.
n.  A temporary stay; a sojourn.

[Middle English tarien.]
tar'ri·er n.
tar·ry 2   (tär'ē)   
adj.   tar·ri·er, tar·ri·est
Of, resembling, or covered with tar.
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Word Origin & History

tarry  (v.)
c.1320, "to delay, retard," of uncertain origin. Some suggest a connection to L. tardare "to delay," or O.E. tergan "to vex, irritate." Intrans. meaning "to linger" is attested from c.1390.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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